Users Guide

Chapter 1: About OpenManage Server Update Utility......................................................................... 5
Key features and functionalities...........................................................................................................................................5
Supported operating systems..............................................................................................................................................5
Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site....................................................................................................6
Chapter 2: About graphical user interface mode................................................................................ 7
Launching SUU in a GUI mode.............................................................................................................................................7
Prerequisite failure messages...............................................................................................................................................7
Fixing the hardware prerequisite failure..............................................................................................................................8
Creating a prerequisites media.......................................................................................................................................8
Comparison report.................................................................................................................................................................8
Criticality levels.................................................................................................................................................................9
Comparison report features........................................................................................................................................... 9
Upgrading system components...........................................................................................................................................9
Downgrading system components.................................................................................................................................... 10
Updating system components............................................................................................................................................10
Updating failures.................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Chapter 3: About command line interface mode................................................................................11
Launching SUU in CLI mode................................................................................................................................................11
List of CLI commands...........................................................................................................................................................11
Chapter 4: Integrating Server Update Utility with other components................................................. 13
Integrating SUU with OpenManage Essentials................................................................................................................ 13
Selecting a catalog source using SUU.........................................................................................................................13
Creating a custom SUU using Repository Manager........................................................................................................ 13
Exporting as a SUU..............................................................................................................................................................14
Chapter 5: Known issues and frequently asked questions..................................................................16
Known issues........................................................................................................................................................................ 16
Progress of inventory not displayed............................................................................................................................ 16
SUU GUI fails to open in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 operating system..............................................................16
DUP fails on 64–bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system............................................................................ 16
Enabling operating system devices.............................................................................................................................. 17
Linux systems library...................................................................................................................................................... 17
Running Linux updates...................................................................................................................................................17
Running SUU With the Progress Option..................................................................................................................... 17
Updating Multiple Devices.............................................................................................................................................17
Updating PERC Firmware............................................................................................................................................. 17
Restarting the system inventory in the same session............................................................................................... 17
Running SUU over a network....................................................................................................................................... 18
Deleting the temporary folder.......................................................................................................................................18
Updating the H661 Firmware........................................................................................................................................18
Using the RAC virtual media......................................................................................................................................... 18
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